MCALLEN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: SAN-CO STEEL, LTD.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SAN-CO STEEL, LTD. in 3201 PECAN BLVD, MCALLEN, TX 78501 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 342127214.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SAN-CO STEEL, LTD.
- Site address
- 3201 PECAN BLVD
- City
- MCALLEN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78501
- Mailing
- P O BOX 130, LA BLANCA, TX 78558
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238120
- Employees
- 140
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.150 A04
- Issued
- May 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,378 · Current $3,227 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4): Firefighting equipment was not periodically inspected: At this worksite, a fire extinguisher that was part of the crane was not charged and had no inspection tag.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3226.8
- — Z (S) $5378
1926.1412 D01
- Issued
- May 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,548 · Current $7,529 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(d)(1): A competent person must begin a visual inspection prior to each shift the equipment will be used, which must be completed before or during that shift. The inspection must consist of observation for apparent deficiencies. Taking apart equipment components and booming down is not required as part of this inspection unless the results of the visual inspection or trial operation indicate that further investigation necessitating taking apart equipment components or booming down is needed. Determinations made in conducting the inspection must be reassessed in light of observations made during operation: At this worksite, daily inspections of the Grove crane were not conducted and deficiencies were observed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7528.8
- — Z (S) $12548
1926.1412 E01
- Issued
- May 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1): 29 CFR 1926.1412(e)(1): The equipment in service was not inspected each month in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section (each shift): At this worksite, monthly inspections of the Grove crane were not conducted and deficiencies were observed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1412 F01
- Issued
- May 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1): 29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1): The equipment was not inspected at least every 12 months by a qualified person in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section: At this worksite, an annual inspection of the Grove crane were not conducted and deficiencies were observed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1413 A02 I A
- Issued
- May 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,963 · Current $5,378 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1413(a)(2)(i)(A): 29 CFR 1926.1413(a)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not inspect wires to look for significant distortion of the wire rope structure such as kinking, crushing, unstranding, birdcaging, signs of core failure or steel core protrusion between the outer strands. At this worksite, the Grove crane was used to hoist steel beams and had a kink on the lifting wire rope.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5377.8
- — Z (S) $8963
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342127214.
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